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The tomb of Antony and Cleopatra is the undiscovered burial crypt of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII from 30 BC assumed to be located in Alexandria, Egypt. According to historians Suetonius and Plutarch , the Roman leader Octavian permitted their burial together after he had defeated them.
Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, died on either 10 or 12 August, 30 BC, in Alexandria, when she was 39 years old.According to popular belief, Cleopatra killed herself by allowing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her, but according to the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or by introducing the poison ...
After Varus' death, Cleopatra had his remains taken to her home in Daraa, Syria where she had them buried with reverence. Cleopatra was a widow whose only child was a son named John. By 319, John had attained the officer rank of centurion, but to her great sorrow, had died suddenly. Cleopatra, in grief, turned to the relics of Saint Varus ...
The royal siblings soon began to disagree on matters, and a full-fledged civil war broke out in 48 B.C. Cleopatra soon became close with the infamous Julius Caesar, as Rome had become the greatest ...
Cleopatra's children by Herod were raised and educated in Rome. After the death of her husband in 4 BC, her second son inherited some of his father's dominion and ruled as a Roman client king until his death in 34. [3] Cleopatra became the mother-in-law of Herodias. Cleopatra also was daughter of Simon Boethus and Cleopatra Selene.
A significant discovery in Cleopatra’s alleged tomb may have just revealed additional information about the ancient queen. When archaeologist Kathleen Martinez led her Egyptian-Dominican team to ...
Cleopatra perhaps started to view Antony as a liability by the late summer of 31 BC, when she prepared to leave Egypt to her son Caesarion. [311] Cleopatra planned to relinquish her throne to him, take her fleet from the Mediterranean into the Red Sea, and then set sail to a foreign port, perhaps in India, where she could spend time recuperating.
Queen Cleopatra's life is explored in a Netflix docuseries by the same name. The Egyptian queen had at least 2 husbands and famous lovers. Here's what to know: